The cold temperatures and short, dark days make winter an already difficult season without the added stress and restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, I had a conversation with a good friend of mine, Madelyn Peppard, to go over her list of 10 things she's doing to prepare for and combat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). We talked about:
what is Seasonal Affective Disorder? (0:54)who is most at risk for SAD? (1:39)4 recommendations for fighting SAD (1:59)keeping a clean space (4:20)rooting yourself in faith and spirituality (7:27)substituting time on social media with other activities (9:47)exercising daily & going for walks (13:00)trying to keep a consistent sleep schedule (17:37)finding a community and fellowship (21:30)making a list of activities and affirmations (23:46)seeing a therapist (26:46)getting enough vitamin D (29:30)being patient and trusting the process (30:56)Madelyn’s favorite quote from Russell Wilson (33:10)Madelyn’s New Year’s resolutions (34:10)her favorite episodes of The Office (34:35)To find links to everything we mentioned, and to sign up for weekly podcast shownotes in your inbox, click here. If you’d like to contribute a comment, question, or suggestion, send me an email or audio file/voice note over at [email protected].
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